snell@utzoo.UUCP (Richard Snell) (02/12/86)
>From: whitehur@tymix.UUCP (Pamela K. Whitehurst) >References: <371@cuuxb.UUCP> >Children have teeth before they have enough coordination to handle >a cup. Although it would be possible to pour formula down their >throats, this would not be enjoyable or easy. I have noticed that >babies learn quickly not to bite, they do not like Mom's reaction. Hmmm. Children erupt their first teeth from anywhere between before birth to over one year. Thus, sometimes the cup comes first (as with our son), and sometimes not. It is important to remember that ALL children are different. I certainly agree that neither teeth nor cup use indicate, in and of themselves, that it is weaning time. -- Name: Richard Snell Mail: Dept. Zoology, Univ. Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1 UUCP: {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!snell